[EM] RE: A class of ballot set with "unbeaten in mean lotteries."

2005-08-20 Thread Simmons, Forest
Title: Re: A class of ballot set with "unbeaten in mean lotteries." Jobst and All:   I did make one (inconsequential) boo boo.  The normalization factor for the weights x+y-z, y+z-x, and z+x-y should be 1/N, not 1/(2N), since the sum of these weights is x+y+z=N.   To physically carry out t

[EM] Re: A class of ballot set with "unbeaten in mean lotteries."

2005-08-20 Thread Jobst Heitzig
Dear Forest! You wrote: > Let x, y, and z be positive integers such that x+y+z=N, and max(x,y,z) where N is the number of some large population of voters, and the ordinal > preferences are divided into three factions: x: A>B>C y: B>C>A z: C>A>B > Further assume that the cardinal ratings